The Prize
The Prize by Sydney C. Grier is available here as the complete text, split into 1212 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Prize by Sydney C. Grier. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66851.
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The Prize
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Lady
- Chapter III The Little Lord
- Chapter IV The Girdle of Isidora
- Chapter V The Brand of Cain
- Chapter VI The Spy
- Chapter VII The Education of Kalliopé
- Chapter VIII Rooted in Dishonour
- Chapter IX On the Track
- Chapter X The Portrait
- Chapter XI The Return of Petros
- Chapter XII Missing
- Chapter XIII The Culprit
- Chapter XIV A Rescue Expedition
- Chapter XV The Acme
- Chapter XVI _J’accuse._
- Chapter XVII The Use of Friends
- Chapter XVIII Expelled from Paradise
- Chapter XIX _Patria Potestas._
- Chapter XX Greek and Greek
- Chapter XXI Marriage by Capture
- Chapter XXII _In Formâ Pauperis._
- Chapter XXIII Guests of Honour
- Chapter XXIV The Tally
- Chapter XXV The Master of the Situation
- Chapter XXVI
This edition of The Prize by Sydney C. Grier carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66851, divided into 26 chapters and 1212 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The Prize is presented in 26 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Prize as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1212 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 26 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Prize?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #66851, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Prize take to read?
About 505 minutes of reading across 1212 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Prize
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- Sydney
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- Grier
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- Author
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- Honour
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